The Political Graveyard: January 7, 1972 (original) (raw)

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| Politicians who were born on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were born on January 7 (all years), or politicians who were born in 1972 (all dates). Politicians who were married on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who were married on January 7 (all years), or politicians who were married in 1972 (all dates). Politicians who died on this date: None currently in database. See: Politicians who died on January 7 (all years), or politicians who died in 1972 (all dates). Centenaries and half-centenaries of the births and deaths of dead politicians on this date: 150 Years: Jasper B. Chapin, born January 7, 1822; Peter Stokes, born January 7, 1822 100 Years: Herman Burnett, born January 7, 1872; Archibald Atkinson, died January 7, 1872 50 Years: Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, died January 7, 1922; William C. Van Arsdel, died January 7, 1922 Office Transitions on this date: Richard Earl Robinson, took senior status (U.S. District Judge for Nebraska) Birthdays of presumed living (at the time) politicians on this date: Age 97: James O. Murfin; Michael H. Baumann; Arthur W. Brockway Age 93: O. Gaylord Marsh Age 87: Charles Bailey Parker Age 85: Lamar Williamson; James E. A. Ince Age 80: Dwight W. Burney Age 78: John F. X. McGohey Age 73: J. Bracken Lee Age 72: Charles E. Whittle; Rudolf E. Cahn Age 70: Marion L. Pillsbury; Joseph Putnam Willson Age 69: Edwin W. Pauley Age 67: Robert E. Tehan Age 66: Charles H. Davis Age 65: Walter C. Ploeser Age 64: Philip K. Crowe Age 63: Arnie F. Betts Age 62: Orval Faubus Age 59: Frank M. Karsten Age 58: Henry V. Poor Age 57: Marion R. Walker; Robert C. Stites; E. Mac Troutman Age 55: Thomas M. Lane Age 53: William R. Beasley Age 50: William E. Duffield Age 48: Ed Reinecke; Patrick J. Stapleton Age 46: Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Age 42: Ann Bedsole Age 41: Mack F. Mattingly Age 39: Richard F. Kneip Age 38: Michael J. Matthews Age 30: Michael L. Bender Age 27: Tracy L. Beckman Age 21: Mike Ward Age 20: Barbara J. Bachle Age 12: Loretta Sanchez Age 11: John R. Thune Age 9: Rand Paul | | | 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"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard." Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872

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